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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 20212022

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 000-08814

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

84-0705083

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)No.)

34501 E. Quincy Avenue, Bldg. 3465, Suite A, Watkins, CO

80137

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(303) 292 – 3456

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock 1/3 of $.01 par value

PCYO

The NASDAQ Stock Market

(Title of each class)

(Trading Symbol(s))

(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒No No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 23,986,645 shares of 1/3 of $.01 par value common stock as of January 7, 2022:

Common stock, 1/3 of $.01 par value

23,941,968

(Class)

(Number of Shares)

5, 2023.

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

INDEX TO NOVEMBER 30, 20212022 FORM 10-Q

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

4

Consolidated Balance Sheets: November 30, 20212022 (unaudited) and August 31, 20212022

4

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited): For the three months ended November 30, 20212022 and 20202021

5

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited): For the three months ended November 30, 20212022 and 20202021

65

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited): For the three months ended November 30, 20212022 and 20202021

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1819

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2527

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

2527

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

2728

Item 6. Exhibits

2728

SIGNATURES

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements that are not historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference into the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”(Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”(Exchange Act). The words “anticipate,” “seek,” “project,” “future,” “likely,” “believe,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things:

future water supply needs in Colorado and how such needs will be met;
anticipated revenue from our commercial water sales;
anticipated increases in residential and commercial demand for water services and competition for these services;
estimated population increases in the Denver metropolitan area and the South Platte River basin;
demand for single-family rental homes;
plans for, and the efficiency of, development of our Sky Ranch property;
our competitive advantage;
the impact of individual housing and economic cycles on the number of connections we can serve with our water;
the number of new water connections needed to recover the costs of our water supplies;
the number of units planned for development at Sky Ranch;
the timing of the completion of construction and sale of finished lots at Sky Ranch;
the number of lots expected to be delivered in a fiscal period;
anticipated financial results, including anticipated increases in customers and revenue, from development of our Sky Ranch property;
estimated tap fees to be generated from the development of the various phases of Sky Ranch;
anticipated expansion and rental dates for our single-family rental units;
anticipated revenues and cash flows from our single-family rental units;
our ability to perform on various construction contracts and not require the use of the performance letters of credit;
timing of and interpretation of royalties to the State Board of Land Commissioners;
participation in regional water projects, including “WISE” (as defined herein) and the timing and availability of water from, and projected costs related to, WISE;
increases in future water or wastewater tap fees;
our ability to collect fees and charges from customers and other users;
the estimated amount of reimbursable costs for Sky Ranch and the collectability of reimbursables;
anticipated timing and amount of, and sources of funding for, (i) capital expenditures to construct infrastructure and increase production capacities, (ii) compliance with water, environmental and other regulations, and (iii) operations, including delivery and treatment of water and wastewater;
capital required and costs to develop Sky Ranch;
anticipated development of other filingsphases concurrently with the second filingphase of Sky Ranch;
plans to provide water for drilling and hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells;
changes in oil and gas drilling activity on our property, on the Lowry Range, or in the surrounding areas;
estimated costs of earthwork, erosion control, streets, drainage and landscaping at Sky Ranch;
the anticipated revenues from customers in the Rangeview District, Sky Ranch Districts, and Elbert & Highway 86 District;
plans with respect to mineral interests;
plans for the use and development of our water assets and potential delays;
estimated number of connections we can serve with our existing water rights;
factors affecting demand for water;
our ability to meet customer demands in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way;
our ability to reduce the amount of up-front construction costs for water and wastewater systems;
costs and plans for treatment of water and wastewater;
anticipated number of deep-water wells required to continue expanding and developing our Rangeview Water Supply;
expenditures for expenses and capital needs of the Rangeview District;
regional cooperation among area water providers in the development of new water supplies and water storage, transmission and distribution systems as the most cost-effective way to expand and enhance service capacities;
plans to drill water walls into aquifers located beneath the Lowry Range and the timing and estimated costs of such a build out;

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sufficiency of tap fees to fund infrastructure costs of the Rangeview District;
our ability to assist Colorado “Front Range” water providers in meeting current and future water needs;

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plans to use raw water, effluent water or reclaimed water for agricultural and irrigation uses;
factors that may impact labor and material costs;
use of third parties to construct water and wastewater facilities and Sky Ranch lot improvements;
plans to utilize fixed-price contracts;
estimated supply capacity of our water assets;
our belief that we will continue to exceed,have exceeded market expectations with the delivery of our lots at Sky Ranch;
the impact of future cyberattacks on our business, financial condition, operating results and reputation;
our ability to comply with permit requirements and environmental regulations and the cost of such compliance;
the impact of water quality, solid waste disposal and environmental regulations on our financial condition and results of operations;
negotiation of payment terms for fees;our belief that several long-term land development and housing factors remain positive;
the future impacts of COVID-19 on our business;
our belief that Sky Ranch is better positioned to navigate the changing market then competitors;
the impact of anythe downturn in the homebuilding market and credit marketsincreased interest rates on our business and financial condition;
future fluctuations in the priceimpact of supply chain disruptions and trading volume of our common stock;volatile raw material prices;
loss of key employees and hiring additional personnel for our operations;
the recoverability of water and wastewater service costs from rates;
our belief that we are not a public utility under Colorado law;
the adequacy of the provisions in the “Lease” for the Lowry Range to cover present and future circumstances;
our ability to successfully maintain our “conditional decrees” and continue to develop our Lowry Range surface rights;
environmental clean-up at the Lowry Range by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
plans to retain earnings and not pay dividends;
forfeitures of option grants, vesting of non-vested options and the fair value of option awards;
the sufficiency of our working capital and financing sources to fund our operations;
estimated costs of public improvements to be funded by Pure Cycle and constructed on behalf of the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board;
changes in unrecognized tax positions;the anticipated development of the Sky Ranch Academy;
service life of constructed facilities.facilities;
accounting estimates and the impact of new accounting pronouncements; and
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting; and
our belief that we will remediate our material weakness.reporting.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. There are no assurances that any of our expectations will be realized and actual results could differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

further deterioration in the homebuilding industry or downward changes in general economic or other business conditions;
political and economic instability, whether resulting from natural disasters, wars, terrorism, pandemics or other sources;
outbreaks of disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and related stay-at-home orders, quarantine policies and restrictions on travel, trade and business operations;operations, and the related impacts to the general economy;
political and economic instability, whether resulting from natural disasters, wars, terrorism, pandemics or other sources;
our ability to successfully enter theexpand our single-family home rental marketbusiness and rent our single-family homes at rates sufficient to cover our costs;
the timing of new home construction and other development in the areas where we may sell our water, which in turn may be impacted by credit availability;availability and rising interest rates;
population growth;
changes in employment levels, job and personal income growth and household debt-to-income levels;
changes in consumer confidence generally and confidence of potential home buyers in particular;
the ability of existing homeowners to sell their existing homes at prices that are acceptable to them;
declines in property values which impactsimpact tax revenue to the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board which would impact their ability to repay us;
changes in the supply of available new or existing homes and other housing alternatives, such as apartments and other residential rental property;
timing of oil and gas development in the areas where we sell our water;
general economic conditions, including the continued impact of COVID-19;

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the market price of homes, rental rates, and water, oil and gas prices;
changes in customer consumption patterns;
changes in applicable statutory and regulatory requirements;
changes in governmental policies and procedures, including with respect to land use and environmental and tax matters;
changes in interest rates;

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changes in private and federal mortgage financing programs and lending practices;
uncertainties in the estimation of water available under decrees;
uncertainties in the estimation of number of connections we can service with our existing water supplies;
uncertainties in the estimation of costs of delivery of water and treatment of wastewater;
uncertainties in the estimation of the service life of our systems;
uncertainties in the estimation of costs of construction projects;
uncertainties in the amount of reimbursable costs we may ultimately collect;
the strength and financial resources of our competitors;
our ability to find and retain skilled personnel;
climatic and weather conditions, including floods, droughts and freezing conditions;
turnover of elected and appointed officials and delays caused by political concerns and government procedures;
availability and cost of labor, material and equipment;
engineering and geological problems;
environmental risks and regulations;
our ability to raise capital;
changes in corporate tax rates;
our ability to negotiate contracts with customers;
uncertainties in water court rulings;
security and cyberattacks, including unauthorized access to confidential information on our information technology systems; and
the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part III Item 1AIA of the Company’sour most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We undertake no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

(In thousands, except shares)

November 30, 2022

    

August 31, 2022

ASSETS:

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Current assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

12,914

$

20,117

$

16,843

$

34,894

Investments in U.S. Treasury Bills

15,113

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

1,217

 

1,532

 

1,240

 

2,425

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

289

 

458

 

314

 

467

Land under development

 

1,030

 

608

Notes receivable - reimbursable public improvements - related party

 

16,000

 

16,000

Total current assets

 

31,450

 

38,715

 

33,510

 

37,786

Restricted cash

2,328

2,327

2,328

2,328

Investments in water and water systems, net

 

53,506

 

53,786

 

58,711

 

58,763

Construction in progress

3,016

3,304

2,484

1,224

Single-family rental units

1,008

963

975

Land and mineral rights:

 

 

Held for development

7,343

 

5,924

7,287

 

6,773

Held for investment purposes

451

 

451

451

 

451

Other assets

 

2,569

 

2,591

 

2,454

 

2,463

Notes receivable – related parties, including accrued interest:

 

 

Notes receivable – related parties, including accrued interest

 

 

Reimbursable public improvements

13,517

8,794

18,487

17,208

Other

1,061

1,163

1,242

1,120

Operating leases - right of use assets, less current portion

 

102

 

122

Operating leases - right of use assets

 

120

 

138

Total assets

$

116,351

$

117,177

$

128,037

$

129,229

LIABILITIES:

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

2,019

$

1,787

$

1,039

$

849

Accrued liabilities

669

1,224

920

2,029

Accrued liabilities – related parties

 

2,049

 

2,881

 

653

 

560

Income taxes payable

1,185

4,163

2,494

2,530

Deferred lot sale revenues

 

2,831

 

1,995

 

3,889

 

4,275

Deferred oil and gas lease payment and water sales payment

 

271

 

410

Debt

7

Deferred water sales revenues

 

552

 

570

Debt, current portion

10

10

Total current liabilities

 

9,031

 

12,460

 

9,557

 

10,823

Participating interests in export water supply

 

325

 

325

 

 

323

Debt, less current portion

993

 

3,947

 

3,950

Deferred tax liability, net

 

1,621

 

1,615

 

1,241

 

1,075

Lease obligations - operating leases, less current portion

 

15

 

37

 

44

 

62

Total liabilities

 

11,985

 

14,437

 

14,789

 

16,233

Commitments and contingencies

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Series B preferred shares par value $0.001 per share, 25 million authorized; 432,513 issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference of $432,513)

 

 

Common shares par value 1/3 of $.01 per share, 40 million authorized; 23,923,100 and 23,916,633 outstanding, respectively

 

80

 

80

Series B preferred shares: par value $0.001 per share, 25 million authorized;
432,513 issued and outstanding (liquidation preference of $432,513)

 

 

Common shares: par value 1/3 of $.01 per share, 40.0 million authorized;
23,986,645 and 23,980,645 outstanding, respectively

 

80

 

80

Additional paid-in capital

 

173,625

 

173,513

 

174,243

 

174,150

Accumulated deficit

 

(69,339)

 

(70,853)

 

(61,075)

 

(61,234)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

104,366

 

102,740

 

113,248

 

112,996

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

116,351

$

117,177

$

128,037

$

129,229

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    

2021

    

2020

Revenues:

 

  

 

  

Metered water usage from:

Municipal customers

$

321

$

167

Oil and gas operations

 

386

 

1,199

Wastewater treatment fees

 

55

 

42

Water and wastewater tap fees

 

261

 

1,083

Lot sales

 

2,945

 

2,356

Project management fees

248

Single-family rentals

8

Special facility projects and other

 

49

 

21

Total revenues

 

4,273

 

4,868

Expenses:

Water service operations

 

(289)

 

(545)

Wastewater service operations

 

(129)

 

(92)

Land development construction costs

 

(531)

 

(1,719)

Single-Family rental costs

(3)

 

Depletion and depreciation

 

(354)

 

(365)

Other

 

(77)

 

(24)

Total cost of revenues

 

(1,383)

 

(2,745)

General and administrative expenses

 

(1,325)

 

(1,086)

Depreciation

 

(85)

 

(84)

Operating income

 

1,480

 

953

Other income:

Interest income - related party

362

15

Oil and gas royalty income, net

 

97

 

75

Oil and gas lease income, net

 

48

 

52

Other

 

11

 

10

Interest expense, net

(7)

Income from operations before income taxes

 

1,991

 

1,105

Income tax expense

 

(477)

 

(260)

Net income

$

1,514

$

845

Earnings per common share - basic and diluted

$

0.06

$

0.04

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

 

23,918

 

23,867

Diluted

 

24,219

 

24,036

Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except share information)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

Revenues:

 

  

 

  

Metered water usage from:

Municipal customers

$

121

$

147

Commercial customers

 

392

 

560

Wastewater treatment fees

 

63

 

55

Water and wastewater tap fees

 

150

 

261

Lot sales

 

513

 

2,945

Project management fees

8

248

Single-family rentals

25

8

Special facility projects and other

 

68

 

49

Total revenues

 

1,340

 

4,273

Expenses:

Water service operations

 

479

 

289

Wastewater service operations

 

138

 

129

Land development construction costs

 

143

 

531

Project management costs

 

72

 

Single-family rental costs

 

10

 

3

Depletion and depreciation

 

378

 

354

Other

 

106

 

77

Total cost of revenues

 

1,326

 

1,383

General and administrative expenses

 

1,388

 

1,325

Depreciation

 

115

 

85

Operating (loss) income

 

(1,489)

 

1,480

Other income (expense):

Interest income - related party

247

361

Interest income - Investments

228

1

Oil and gas royalty income, net

116

97

Oil and gas lease income, net

19

48

Other, net

1,218

11

Interest expense, net

(50)

(7)

Income from operations before income taxes

 

289

 

1,991

Income tax expense

 

130

 

477

Net income

$

159

$

1,514

Earnings per common share - basic and diluted

Basic

$

0.01

$

0.06

Diluted

$

0.01

$

0.06

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

 

23,985,788

23,917,908

Diluted

 

24,087,893

24,219,236

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended November 30, 2021

    

Additional

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-in

Accumulated

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

Total

(In thousands)

Balance at August 31, 2021

 

432,513

 

$

 

23,916,633

 

$

80

 

$

173,513

 

$

(70,853)

 

$

102,740

Stock option exercises

6,467

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

 

112

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,514

 

1,514

Balance at November 30, 2021

 

432,513

$

 

23,923,100

$

80

$

173,625

$

(69,339)

$

104,366

Three Months Ended November 30, 2020

    

Additional

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-in

Accumulated

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

Total

(In thousands)

Balance at August 31, 2020

 

432,513

 

$

0

 

23,856,098

 

$

80

 

$

172,927

 

$

(90,963)

 

$

82,044

Stock option exercises

0

0

12,118

0

0

0

0

Share-based compensation

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

86

 

0

 

86

Net income

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

845

 

845

Balance at November 30, 2020

 

432,513

$

0

 

23,868,216

$

80

$

173,013

$

(90,118)

$

82,975

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

(In thousands)

    

2021

    

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Net income

$

1,514

$

845

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Deferred lot sale revenues

 

836

 

(1,425)

Depreciation and depletion

439

449

Trade accounts receivable

 

315

 

411

Prepaid expenses

 

141

 

(370)

Share-based compensation expense

 

112

 

86

Change in note receivable from Rangeview Metropolitan, net

102

 

(11)

Deferred income taxes

 

6

 

126

Other assets and liabilities

 

(1)

134

Deferred income – oil and gas lease and water sales payment

 

(139)

Land under development

 

(422)

 

(413)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(1,156)

 

174

Taxes payable net of taxes receivable

(2,978)

Change in note receivable from Sky Ranch CAB

 

(4,723)

Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

 

(5,954)

 

6

Cash flows from investing activities:

Investments in water and water systems

 

(652)

 

(468)

Investments in land under development

(1,419)

Construction costs of single-family rentals

(142)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(35)

 

(31)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(2,248)

 

(499)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from notes payable

 

1,000

 

Payments to contingent liability holders

 

 

(1)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

1,000

 

(1)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(7,202)

 

(494)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period

 

22,444

 

21,797

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period

$

15,242

$

21,303

Cash and cash equivalents

$

12,914

$

21,303

Restricted cash

2,328

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

15,242

$

21,303

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION AND NON-CASH ACTIVITIES

Income taxes paid

$

3,450

$

Change in reimbursable public improvements included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

2,049

$

Change in land under development costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

$

894

Change in investments in water and water systems included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

$

297

Three Months Ended November 30, 2022

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional

Accumulated

(in thousands, except shares)

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Paid-in Capital

    

Deficit

Total

Balance at August 31, 2022

 

432,513

 

$

 

23,980,645

 

$

80

 

$

174,150

 

$

(61,234)

 

$

112,996

Restricted stock grants

6,000

15

15

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

78

 

 

78

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

159

Balance at November 30, 2022

 

432,513

$

 

23,986,645

$

80

$

174,243

$

(61,075)

$

113,248

Three Months Ended November 30, 2021

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Additional

Accumulated

(in thousands, except shares)

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Paid-in Capital

    

Deficit

Total

Balance at August 31, 2021

 

432,513

 

$

 

23,916,633

 

$

80

 

$

173,513

 

$

(70,853)

 

$

102,740

Stock option exercises

6,467

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

 

112

Net income

1,514

1,514

Balance at November 30, 2021

 

432,513

$

 

23,923,100

$

80

$

173,625

$

(69,339)

$

104,366

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Net income

$

159

$

1,514

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:

Trade accounts receivable

 

1,185

 

315

Depreciation and depletion

493

439

Prepaid expenses

 

153

 

141

Taxes payable

(36)

(2,978)

Share-based compensation expense

 

93

 

112

Deferred income taxes

 

166

 

6

Deferred water sales revenue

 

(18)

(139)

Amortized discount on U.S. Treasury Bills

(113)

Net activity for notes receivable - related party, other

(122)

102

Other assets and liabilities

 

(149)

(1)

Deferred lot sale revenues

 

(386)

 

836

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(904)

 

(1,156)

Net activity for note receivable - related party, reimbursable public improvements

(1,279)

 

(4,723)

Land under development

 

 

(422)

Net cash used by operating activities

 

(758)

 

(5,954)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of U.S. Treasury Bills

(15,000)

Construction costs of single-family rentals

(1,026)

(142)

Investments in water and water systems

 

(563)

 

(652)

Investments in future development phases at Sky Ranch

(514)

(1,419)

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(76)

 

(35)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(17,179)

 

(2,248)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payments to contingent liability holders

 

(111)

 

Payments on notes payable

(3)

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

1,000

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

 

(114)

 

1,000

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(18,051)

 

(7,202)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period

 

37,222

 

22,444

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period

$

19,171

$

15,242

Cash and cash equivalents

$

16,843

$

12,914

Restricted cash

2,328

2,328

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

19,171

$

15,242

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash paid for income taxes

$

$

3,450

Cash paid for interest

$

48

$

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Change in reimbursable public improvements included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

104

$

2,049

Issuance of stock for compensation

$

12

$

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

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PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOVEMBER 30, 20212022

NOTE 1 – PRESENTATION OF INTERIM INFORMATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Pure Cycle Corporation (Company)(Company) and include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of and for the three months ended November 30, 20212022 and 2020.2021. The August 31, 20212022 balance sheet was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)(GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2021 (20212022 (2022 Annual Report)Report) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)(SEC) on November 10, 2021.14, 2022. The results of operations for interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full fiscal year.

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption in international and U.S. economies and markets. The impacts of the pandemic are continuing in 2021 but began to lessen as vaccines became widely available in the U.S, although there have been periodic increases in the number of cases in the U.S. due to vaccine hesitancy and the spread of COVID-19 variants. The pandemic has resulted in government restrictions of various degrees and effective at various times, including stay-at-home orders, bans on travel, limitations on the size of gatherings, limitations on the operations of businesses deemed non-essential, closures of work facilities, schools, public buildings and businesses, cancellation of events (including entertainment events, conferences, and meetings), quarantines, mask mandates and social distancing measures. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and related restrictions, the second development phase of Sky Ranch was delayed due to the extended time taken to approve the platted lots through the county government.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are used to account for certain items such as revenue recognition, dollar amount of reimbursable costs and collectability of reimbursable costs, costs of revenue for lot sales, share-based compensation, deferred tax asset valuation, and the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to COVID-19.

During fiscal 2021, the Company determined the reimbursable public improvements, project management fees and interest income related to the Sky Ranch community being developed by the Company are probable of payment. Historically, due to a lack of tax base and no operating history for the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board (Sky Ranch CAB), the Company was unable to estimate when or if it would receive payment for these items and deferred recognition of them until cash was received. As a result of an established and growing tax base resulting from the success of the initial development, added mill levies, and additional unencumbered fees received by the Sky Ranch CAB, the Company believes repayment of the public improvements, payment of the project management fees, and interest income are deemed probable. Based on this the Company has recognized these items in the consolidated financial statements. The timing and amount of potential payments have been estimated based on growth trends utilizing current assessed values and historic growth rates which have been projected to current and contracted lot sales through the contractual obligation period.

environment.

Reclassifications

The Company has reclassified certain prior year information to conform to the current year presentation.

NOTE 2 – INVESTMENTS

Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in U.S. Treasury debt securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such determinations each reporting period.

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TableU.S. Treasury debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. On November 30, 2022, the Company had $15.1 million of Contentsinvestments classified as held-to-maturity, which are comprised entirely of Treasury Bills with maturity dates in March 2023. On November 30, 2022, the Company had just over $0.1 million in unamortized discount on Treasury Bills.  Investments are being carried at amortized cost.

NOTE 23 – REIMBURSABLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND NOTE RECEIVABLE FROM THE SKY RANCH CAB

The NoteSky Ranch Community Authority Board (Sky Ranch CAB) and the Company’s agreements with the Sky Ranch CAB are described in greater detail in Notes 5 and 15 to the 2022 Annual Report.

The note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB reports the balances owed by the Sky Ranch CAB to the Company for reimbursable public improvements paid for by the Company which are reimbursable from the Sky Ranch CAB, project management fees, and interest accrued on the unpaid balances related to the ongoing development of the Sky Ranch master planned community, which is described in greater detail in Note 1 and Note 14 to the Company’s 2021 Annual Report.community. The Company has paidadvanced funds to the Sky Ranch CAB for the cost of public improvements at Sky Ranch which are the ultimate responsibility of the Sky Ranch CAB.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company determined that the Sky Ranch CAB would be able to repay the company forrepayment of those improvements was probable, along with the project management fees and interest on these expenses.costs. Upon that determination, the Company began recording the reimbursable public improvements as a receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB (as opposed to the costs being initially capitalized as land under development and subsequently expensed as land

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development construction costs) and began recognizing project management fee revenue and interest income on the entire note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB. Prior to that date, payment was not deemed to be probable; therefore, the Company capitalized those costs as land under development and subsequently expensed the reimbursable public improvements and did not recognize any project management fees or interest income due to the uncertainty of collectability. During the three months ended November 30, 2021, the note receivable – related party related to reimbursable public improvement costs2022, the Company incurredspent $1.0 million on behalf ofpublic improvements which are payable by the Sky Ranch CAB to the Company. Since the Company believes the amounts are probable of $4.1 million,collection, they have been added to the note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB. Additionally, for the three months ended November 30, 2022, project management fees owed to the Company of $0.2less than $0.1 million and interest income on the outstanding amountsnote receivable of $0.4$0.2 million which increasedwere also added to the note receivable. No payments were made on the note receivable balance by $4.7 million.during the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021. Pursuant to the agreements with the Sky Ranch CAB, any payments received are initially applied to interest.

The following table summarizes the activity and balances associated with the note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB:

Three Months Ended

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

Beginning balance

$

17,208

$

24,794

Additions

1,279

4,723

Payments received

Ending balance

$

18,487

$

$ 29,517

The note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB accrues interest at 6% per annum. Public improvements which are not probable of reimbursement at the time of being incurred are considered contract fulfillment costs and will be recognized in separateare recorded as land under development accountsconstruction costs as funds are expended. Once collectability is deemed to be probable, the reimbursableincurred. If public improvement costs will be reclassified fromare deemed probable of collection, the land under development account and intocosts are recognized as notes receivable - related party. The Company assesses the collectability of the note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB, which includes reimbursable public improvements, project management fees and the related interest income, when events or circumstances indicate the amounts may not be recoverable. The Sky Ranch CAB has an obligation to repay the Company, but the ability of the Sky Ranch CAB to do so before the contractual termination dates is dependent upon the establishment of a tax base or other fee generating activities sufficient to recoverfund reimbursable costs incurred.

The following table summarizes the activityNOTE 4 – REVENUES, FEES AND OTHER INCOME ITEMS

Metered water usage, wastewater treatment fees, water and balances associated with the reimbursable public improvements,wastewater tap fees, lot sales, and project management fees,revenue

The Company’s revenue is primarily generated from the sale of lots to homebuilders, sales of water and accrued interest, allwastewater taps, and metered water and wastewater usage. Detailed descriptions of whichthe policies related to revenue recognition are included in Note 2 to the note receivable from2022 Annual Report.

The following describes significant components of revenue for the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021.

Water and wastewater tap fees – During the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company sold a total of four and nine water and wastewater taps generating $0.2 million and $0.3 million in tap fee revenues. These taps were all sold at Sky Ranch and Wild Pointe.

Sale of finished lots – For the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized $0.5 million and $2.9 million of lot sale revenue, which was recognized using the percent-of-completion method for the Company’s land development activities at the Sky Ranch CAB:master planned community. As of November 30, 2022, the first development phase is complete and the second development phase is being developed in four subphases, referred to as Phase 2A, Phase 2B, Phase 2C and Phase 2D. As of the date of this filing, only Phase 2A is being actively developed, and it is just under 80% complete.

(In thousands)

    

Balances at
August 31, 2021

    

Activity during the three months ended
November 30, 2021

    

Amounts payable by the Sky Ranch CAB at
November 30, 2021

Phase 1

Reimbursable public improvements and other

$

17,645

$

248

$

17,893

Accrued interest

 

2,526

 

305

 

2,831

Project management services

 

1,570

 

10

 

1,580

Phase 1 reimbursable costs

$

21,741

$

563

$

22,304

Phase 2

Public improvements

$

2,935

$

3,877

$

6,812

Accrued interest

33

45

78

Project management services

85

238

323

Phase 2 reimbursable costs

$

3,053

$

4,160

$

7,213

Total reimbursable costs

$

24,794

$

4,723

$

29,517

The note receivableProject management services – During the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million of project management revenue from the related party (Sky Ranch CAB) for managing the Sky Ranch CAB accrues interest at 6% per annum.development process.

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NOTE 3 – REVENUE

The Company’s revenue is primarily generated from the sale of lots to homebuilders, sales of water and wastewater taps, metered water and wastewater usage, and beginning in November 2021, from renting single-family homes. Detailed descriptions of the policies related to revenue recognition are included in Note 2 to the 2021 Annual Report. The following describes significant components of revenue for the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020.

Sale of finished lots – For the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $2.9 million and $0.8 million of lot sale revenue, which was recognized using the percent-of-completion method for development costs incurred on contracts that are satisfied over time and are ongoing at Sky Ranch. As of November 30, 2021, the first phase is 99.5% complete and the first subphase of the second development phase is 43.4% complete.

The Company also recognizes revenue from the sale of finished lots, whereby the home builder pays for a ready-to-build finished lot and the sales price is paid in a lump-sum upon completion of the finished lot that is permit ready. The Company recognizes revenues at the point in time of the closing of the sale of a finished lot in which control transfers to the builder as the transaction cycle is complete and the Company has no further obligations for the lot. The Company recognized $0 and $1.6 million from ready-to-build finished lots for the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020.

Water and wastewater tap fees – During the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company sold a total of 9 and 36 water and wastewater taps generating $0.3 million and $1.1 million in tap fee revenues. These taps were all sold in the first development phase at Sky Ranch and Wild Pointe.

Project management services – During the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $0.2 million and $0 of project management revenue for managing the Sky Ranch development process. During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company determined the Sky Ranch CAB would be able to pay the Company for project management services and began recognizing this revenue. Prior to that date, payment was not deemed to be probable; therefore, the Company had deferred recognition of the project management fees income it had earned.

Single-family rental fees – Effectiverevenue

In November 1, 2021, the Company began leasing 3renting single-family homes it had constructed at Sky Ranch. Each home is rented pursuantand began recognizing lease income related to a separate twelve-monththese rental units. The Company generally rents its single-family properties under non-cancelable lease agreement that requires monthly payments during theagreements with a term of one year. For both of the lease.three-month periods ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company reported less than $0.1 million of rental property revenues. The Company has begun construction on a fourth house11 additional rental homes, which the Company believes will be available for rent at various dates throughout fiscal 2023, and reserved 46an additional 36 lots in the second development phasePhases 2B, 2C and 2D of Sky Ranch for rental units; therefore, the Company believes this could become a reportable operating segment in the future once its operations become material.

Deferred RevenueSpecial facility projects and other revenue

Pure Cycle receives fees from customers including municipalities and area water providers for contract operations services. These fees are recognized as earned, typically monthly, plus charges for additional work performed. Additionally, the Company performs certain construction activities at Sky Ranch. The activities performed include construction and maintenance services. The revenue for both types of services are invoiced and recognized as special facility projects revenue.  For both of the three-month periods ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million of special facility projects and other revenue, an immaterial amount of which is from work performed for the Sky Ranch CAB, a related party.

Deferred revenue

Changes and balances of the Company’s deferred revenue accounts by segment isare as follows:

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

Land development segment

$

2,831

$

1,995

Water and wastewater resource development segment

 

271

 

410

Balance, end of period

$

3,102

$

2,405

Changes in deferred revenue were as follows:

Three Months Ended November 30, 2022

(In thousands)

Water and Wastewater Resource Development

Land Development

Total

Balance at August 31, 2022

$

570

$

4,275

$

4,845

Revenue recognized

(18)

(513)

(531)

Revenue deferred

-

127

127

Balance at November 30, 2022

$

552

$

3,889

$

4,441

Three Months Ended November 30, 2021

(In thousands)

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

Water and Wastewater Resource Development

Land Development

Total

Balance at August 31, 2021

$

2,405

$

3,600

$

410

$

1,995

$

2,405

Deferral of revenue

 

3,783

 

6,884

Recognition of unearned revenue

(3,086)

(8,079)

Revenue recognized

(139)

(2,945)

(3,084)

Revenue deferred

-

3,781

3,781

Balance at November 30, 2021

$

3,102

$

2,405

$

271

$

2,831

$

3,102

The Company receives deposits or pre-payments from oil and gas operators to reserve water for use in future well drilling operations. When the operators use the water, the Company recognizes certainthe revenue for these payments in the metered water usage from the commercial customers line on the statement of operations.

The Company recognizes lot sales over time as construction activities progress for lots sold pursuant to lot development agreements and not necessarily when payment is received. For example, the Company will frequentlymay receive milestone payments before revenue

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can be recognized (i.e., prior to the Company completing cumulative progress which faithfully represents the transfer of goods and services to the customer) which results in the Company recording deferred revenue. The Company recognizes this revenue into income as construction activities progress, measured based on costs incurred compared to total expectedestimated costs of the project, which management believes is a faithful representation of the transfer of goods and services to the customer.

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations such as described above represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. During November 2021, the Company received a milestone payment of $3.8 million for outstanding open contracts related to lot sales in the first subphase of the second development phase at Sky Ranch. This revenue is being recognized over time.

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NOTE 45 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). The Company maintains policies and procedures to value instruments using what management believes to be the best and most relevant data available.

The carrying value for certain of the Company’s financial instruments (i.e., cash and cash equivalents, investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable from related parties, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, the SFR Note and accrued liabilities) approximatesthe Lost Creek Note) materially approximate their fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses.

As of November 30, 2021,2022 and August 31, 2022, the Company has 1 Level 2 liability, the SFR Note (defined in Note 6) entered into in November 2021, for whichhad no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. As of August 31, 2022, the Company has determinedhad one Level 3 liability, which is the valuationcontingent portion of the liability can be obtained from readily available pricing sources via independent providers for market transactions involving similar liabilities.CAA.

There were 0no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 categories during the three months ended November 30, 20212022 or 2020.2021.

NOTE 56 – WATER, LAND AND OTHER FIXED ASSETS

The Company’s water rights and current water and wastewater service agreements, including capitalized terms not defined herein, are more fully described in Note 4 to the 20212022 Annual Report.

Investment in Water and Water Systems

The Company’s Investments in water and water systems consist of the following costs and accumulated depreciation and depletion:

November 30, 2021

August 31, 2021

November 30, 2022

August 31, 2022

Accumulated

Accumulated

Accumulated

Accumulated

Depreciation

Depreciation

Depreciation

Depreciation

(In thousands)

    

Costs

    

and Depletion

    

Costs

    

and Depletion

    

Costs

    

and Depletion

    

Costs

    

and Depletion

Rangeview water system

$

17,572

$

(1,624)

$

17,526

$

(1,470)

$

19,884

$

(2,275)

$

19,881

$

(2,099)

Rangeview water supply

14,645

(17)

14,622

(17)

14,859

(17)

14,809

(17)

Water supply – Other

 

7,504

 

(1,513)

 

7,569

 

(1,433)

 

7,612

 

(1,820)

 

7,612

 

(1,739)

Sky Ranch water rights and other costs

 

7,377

 

(1,133)

 

7,338

 

(1,087)

 

7,764

 

(1,334)

 

7,764

 

(1,280)

Sky Ranch pipeline

 

5,740

 

(841)

 

5,727

 

(793)

 

5,740

 

(1,032)

 

5,740

 

(984)

Lost Creek water supply

 

3,388

 

0

 

3,374

 

0

 

7,317

 

 

7,041

 

Fairgrounds water and water system

 

2,900

 

(1,349)

 

2,900

 

(1,327)

 

2,900

 

(1,437)

 

2,900

 

(1,415)

Wild Pointe service rights

 

1,632

 

(775)

 

1,632

 

(775)

 

1,632

 

(1,082)

 

1,632

 

(1,082)

Totals

 

60,758

 

(7,252)

 

60,688

 

(6,902)

 

67,708

 

(8,997)

 

67,379

 

(8,616)

Net investments in water and water systems

$

53,506

$

53,786

$

58,711

$

58,763

11During the three months ended November 30, 2022, the Company acquired three deep water wells in the Lost Creek Designated Groundwater Basin for $0.3 million.

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Construction in Progress

Construction

The construction in progress account represents costs incurred on various construction projects currently underway that as of the balance sheet date have not been completed and placed into service. The construction in progress account consists primarily of costs incurred related to the construction of 11 homes to be used in the Company’s single-family rental business and water facilities being constructed, thatwhich the Company anticipates will be placed in service during calendar year 2022.the next 12 months. During the three months ended November 30, 2021,2022, the Company incurred (1) $0.5$1.0 million of costs related to its construction projects and (2) completed theof single-family rental units resulting in the transfer of $1.0and $0.2 million of costsrelated to a separate account for tracking the capitalized costs of the rental units.water and wastewater construction projects.

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Single-Family Rental Homes

During the three months ended November 30, 2021, the Company completed construction of the first 3 housesthree units being utilized in its single-family rental business. The costs of constructing the homes and landscapingunits are capitalized and beingwhen applicable are depreciated over five toperiods not exceeding thirty-years, dependingwhich is dependent on the asset type. All 3 housesthree units were placed in service and leased effective November 1, 2021.

During the year ended August 31, 2022, the Company contracted for construction of 11 additional rental units to be used in the rental business. The Company began construction on one single-family detached unit in March 2022 with an estimated completion in December 2022, with the remaining ten units, comprised of single-family detached houses, townhomes, and paired homes beginning, construction in the summer of 2022 with estimated completion dates in the third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. During the three months ended November 30, 2021,2022, the Company contracted forincurred costs of $1.0 million related to the construction of the fourth house,these 11 units, which is also locatedcosts are included in the first development phaseconstruction in progress account as of Sky Ranch, with construction expected to begin during the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and an estimated completion near the end of fiscalNovember 30, 2022.

The Company has reserved a total of 46 lots in the second development phasePhase 2 (ten of which are in Phase 2A and under construction as of November 30, 2022) of Sky Ranch to build additional rental units, but as of November 30, 2021, the Company has not started construction on any of these units.

NOTE 67 – DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL HOME NOTE PAYABLE AND OTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

As of November 30, 2022, the debt balances and scheduled maturities of the Company’s loans for each of the twelve months ending November 30 are as follows, with each loan described below the table:

(In thousands)

Scheduled principal payments

Within 1 year

$

14

Year 2

14

Year 3

166

Year 4

391

Year 5

1,277

Thereafter

2,132

3,994

Deferred financing costs

(37)

Net

3,957

Less current maturities

(10)

Debt, less current portion

$

3,947

Single-Family Rental Home Note Payable

On November 29, 2021, PCY Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered a Promissory Note (SFR Note)(SFR Note) with its primary bank to reimburse amounts expended for the construction of the first 3three single-family rental units. The SFR noteNote has the following terms:

Initial principal amount of $1.0 million
Floating per annum interest rate equal to the Western Edition of the “Wall Street Journal” Prime Rate plus 0.5% (3.75%(4.25% as of November 30, 2021)2022), which has a floor of 3.75% and a ceiling of 4.25%. In the event of default, the interest rate on the SFR Note would be increased by adding an additional 2.0%
Maturity date of December 1, 2026
NaNSix interest only payments beginningwhich began January 1, 2022
NaNFifty-three principal and interest payments each month beginningwhich began July 1, 2022 in the amount of $4,633.05$4,600 each
Estimated final principal and interest balloon payment of $916,239.49$0.9 million payable on December 1, 2026
Secured by the 3three single-family rental homes
Required minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.10, measured annually based on audited financial statements (which the Company satisfied as of August 31, 2022), calculated as net operating income less distributions divided by required principal and interest payments, with net operating income defined as net income plus interest, depreciation, and amortization.

The scheduled maturitiesCompany is working with its primary bank to provide similar financing for the rental units currently under construction. As of the SFR Note for each of the twelve-month periods ending November 30, are as follows (in thousands):2022, these loans have not been finalized.

Scheduled principal payments

2022

$

7

2023

19

2024

19

2025

20

2026

19

Thereafter

916

$

1,000

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Lot Construction ObligationsLost Creek Note

In October 2020, November 2020, and February 2021,

On June 28, 2022, the Company entered separate contractsa loan with KB Home, Melody (a DR Horton Company), Challenger Homes, and Lennar Colorado, LLCits bank to sell 804 single-family attached and detached residential lots at Sky Ranch. This isfund the second development phaseacquisition of Sky Ranch which incorporates approximately 250 acres, will be completed in 4 sub-phases, and is platted to include a total370 acre-feet of 850 residential lots. The 46 lots not currently under contract to home builders are being retained for usewater rights the Company acquired on June 27, 2022, in the Company’s single-family rental business. PursuantLost Creek Designated Groundwater Basin area of Colorado (Lost Creek Note). The Lost Creek Note has a principal balance of $3.0 million, a ten-year maturity, monthly interest only payments averaging $12,000 per month for thirty-six months which began on July 28, 2022, twenty-four monthly principal and interest payments of $42,000 beginning on July 28, 2025, fifty-nine monthly principal and interest payments of $32,000 beginning on July 28, 2027, and a balloon payment of less than $0.8 million plus unpaid and accrued interest due on June 28, 2032. The Lost Creek Note has a thirty-year amortization period and a fixed per annum interest rate equal to 4.90% with no fee on the unused portion. The Lost Creek Note is secured by the Lost Creek Water rights acquired with the note and any fees derived from the use of the Lost Creek Water rights. The Lost Creek Note does not contain any financial covenants.

Working Capital Line of Credit

On January 31, 2022, the Company entered a Business Loan Agreement (Working Capital LOC) with its bank to provide a $5.0 million operating line of credit. The Working Capital LOC has a two-year maturity, monthly interest only payments if the line is drawn upon with unpaid principal and interest due at maturity, and a floating per annum interest rate equal to the contracts withWall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 0.5% (7.5% as of November 30, 2022), which has a floor of 3.75%. In the homebuilders,event of default, the Company and the Sky Ranch CAB are obligated to complete all construction activities required to deliver finished lots (i.e. lots ready for home construction) to the builders, including but not limited to grading, construction of wet and dry utilities, streets, curbs, and landscaping.

In February 2021, the Company began constructioninterest rate on the first subphase of the second development phase, which includes a total of 229 lots, 10 of which are being retained for use in the single-family rental business, and 219 of which are sold under contracts to the 4 homebuilders listed above.Working Capital LOC would be increased by an additional 2.0%. As of November 30, 2021, the Company received plats for all 229 lots and has substantially completed grading and all wet utilities, with construction of streets, sidewalks, and dry utilities underway. We expect to deliver the first 219 completed lots to the homebuilders during the summer of 2022. From the start of the second development phase through November 30, 2021,2022, the Company has spent $8.8 millionnot drawn on the Working Capital LOC.

Letters of Credit

At November 30, 2022, the Company has four Irrevocable Letters of Credit (LOCs) outstanding. The LOCs are to guarantee the Company’s performance related to certain construction activities inprojects at Sky Ranch. As long as the second development phase, of which $6.8 million was for public improvementsCompany performs on the contracts, which the Company expectshas the full intent and ability to be reimbursedperform on the contracts, the LOC’s will expire at various dates from December 2023 through July 2024. As of November 30, 2022, these four LOCs totaled $2.3 million, which are secured by cash balances maintained in restricted cash accounts at the Sky Ranch CAB. InCompany’s bank, renew annually at various dates and have a 1% annual fee.

Participating Interest in Export Water

Refer to Note 6 in the next eighteen months2022 Annual Report for additional details regarding the “CAA.” The CAA, which was used to acquire the Company’s Rangeview Water Supply, included contractual payments when the Company anticipates spending an additional $11.7 million to complete 229 finished lots, includingsells “Export Water.” To reduce the 10 lots forlong-term impacts of the single-family rental business,CAA, in the first subphasepast the Company has acquired portions of the second development phase, of which $10.4 million is estimated to be for public improvements whichobligation from the third-party holders. During the three months ended November 30, 2022, the Company believes will be reimbursed byacquired the Sky Ranch CAB.

remaining $0.9 million of total CAA interests (of which $0.3 million was reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and the remaining was deemed contingent and not reflected on the balance sheet) for $0.1 million in cash. The Company believes it will take three years to complete construction for all 850 lotsrecorded a gain of $0.2 million on the acquisition which is included in the 4 subphases of the second development phase and sell the 804 finished lots depending on the market conditions and permitting process.other income.

NOTE 78 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYEMPLOYEE STOCK PLANS

The Company reserved 1.6 million shares of common stock for issuance to employees and directors pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (2014(2014 Equity Plan)Plan). As of November 30, 20212022 and August 31, 2021,2022, there were 876,665909,620 shares and 974,965912,953 shares available for grant under the 2014 Equity Plan. Prior to the effective date of the 2014 Equity Plan, the Company granted options and stock awards to eligible participants under its 2004 Incentive Plan (2004(2004 Incentive Plan)Plan), which expired on April 11, 2014. No additional awards may be granted pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan.

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The following table summarizes the combined stock option activity for the 2004 Incentive Plan and 2014 Equity Plan for the three months ended November 30, 2021:2022:

    

    

    

    

Approximate

    

Number of Options

    

Weighted Average Exercise Price

    

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

    

Approximate Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)

Outstanding at August 31, 2022

712,500

$

8.75

5.7

1,489

Granted

 

$

 

  

 

  

Exercised

 

$

 

  

 

  

Forfeited / Expired

$

Outstanding at November 30, 2022

 

712,500

$

8.75

 

5.5

$

1,640

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

Aggregate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Options exercisable at November 30, 2022

 

581,500

$

8.17

 

4.9

$

1,542

Number

Weighted Average

Remaining

Intrinsic Value

    

of Options

    

Exercise Price

    

Contractual Term

    

(in thousands)

Outstanding at August 31, 2021

 

714,500

$

7.80

 

6.06

$

5,107

Granted

 

105,000

$

13.37

 

  

 

  

Net settlement exercised

 

(13,167)

$

7.81

 

  

 

  

Outstanding at November 30, 2021

 

806,333

$

8.53

 

6.32

$

4,864

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Options exercisable at November 30, 2021

 

570,002

$

7.42

 

5.18

$

4,070

During the three months ended November 30, 2021, the Company had net settlement exercises of stock options, whereby the optionee did not pay cash for the options but instead received the number of shares equal to the difference between the exercise price and the market price on the date of exercise. Net settlement exercises during the three months ended November 30, 2021 resulted in 6,467 shares issued and 6,700 options cancelled in settlement of shares issued.

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The following table summarizes the combined activity and value of non-vested options under the 2004 Equity Plan and 2014 Incentive Plan as for the three months ended November 30, 2021:2022:

    

    

Weighted Average

 

Number

 

Grant Date

    

of Options

    

Fair Value

Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2021

 

218,333

$

4.04

Granted

 

105,000

$

5.16

Vested

 

(87,002)

$

4.21

Non-vested options outstanding at November 30, 2021 (a)

 

236,331

$

4.48

(a)All non-vested options are expected to vest.

    

Number of Options

    

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Non-vested options outstanding at August 31, 2022

232,998

$

4.47

Granted

 

$

Vested

 

(101,998)

$

4.40

Forfeited

 

���

$

Non-vested options outstanding at November 30, 2022

 

131,000

$

4.54

For each of

All non-vested options are expected to vest.

During the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020,2022, the Company recordedissued certain employees 6,000 shares of restricted stock (Restricted Shares). The Restricted Shares vested 20% at the September 14, 2022 grant date, and 20% each anniversary of the grant date for four years. The Restricted Shares are eligible to vote and participate in any dividend or stock splits approved by the Company. The Company recognized less than $0.1 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the issuance of the Restricted Shares.

For each of the three-month periods ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded less than $0.1 million of stock-based compensation expense.

At November 30, 2021,2022, the Company had unrecognized compensation expenses totaling $1.0$0.3 million relating to non-vested options that are expected to vest. The weighted-average period over which these options are expected to vest is approximately two and a half years.years.

NOTE 89 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Rangeview Metropolitan District

The Rangeview Metropolitan District (Rangeview District) and the Company’s agreements with the Rangeview District are described in greater detail in Note 1415 to the 20212022 Annual Report. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company provides funding to the Rangeview District for operations, construction and the Rangeview District’s participation in the “Wise Partnership.”

During the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company, through the Rangeview District, received metered water deliveries of 11 and 166 acre-feet of WISE water, paying less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million for this water. The cost of the water to the members is based on the water rates charged by Aurora Water and can be adjusted each January 1. As of January 1, 2021, WISE water was $5.98 per thousand gallons and such rate will remain in effect through calendar 2021. Effective, January 1, 2022, WISE water is expected to increase to $6.13 per thousand gallons.

To date, the Company has capitalized the construction funding pursuant to the WISE Financing Agreement because the funding has been provided to build assets which provide capacity in the WISE infrastructure. The Company’s total investment in the WISE infrastructure as of November 30, 2021, is $6.3 million.

As detailed in Note 14 to the 2021 Annual Report, the Rangeview District and the Company have entered into 2two loan agreements. The firstIn 1995, the Company extended a loan providedto the Rangeview District for borrowings of up to $250,000,$0.25 million, which is unsecured, and bears interest based on the prevailing prime rate plus 2% (5.25%(8.25% at November 30, 2021)2022). The maturity date of the loan is December 31, 2021,2022, at which time it will automatically renew for another 12-month term. The second loanrenews through December 31, 2023. Beginning in January 2014, the Rangeview District and the Company entered into a funding agreement that allows the Company to continue to provide funding to the Rangeview District for day-to-day operations and accrue the funding into a note that bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum and remains in full force and effect for so long as the 2014 Amended and Restated Lease

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Agreement among the Rangeview District, the Company, and the State Board of Land Commissioners remains in effect. The November 30, 2022, balance in notes receivable - related parties, other totaled $1.2 million, which included borrowings of just under $1.2 million and accrued interest of less than $0.1 million. As of November 30, 2021,August 31, 2022, the principal and interest on both loan agreements totaled $1.1 million, ($0.7which included just under $1.1 million of principalborrowings and $0.4less than $0.1 million of accrued interest). As of August 31, 2021, the principal and interest on both loan agreements totaled $1.2 million ($0.7 million of principal and $0.5 million of accrued interest).interest. During the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company received andid not receive any interest payment of $0.1 millionor principal payments from the Rangeview District.

Additionally, the Company provides funding to the Rangeview District for the Rangeview District’s participation in the “Wise Partnership.” The WISE Partnership and capitalized terms related to WISE not defined herein are defined in the 2022 Annual Report. During the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company, through the Rangeview District, received metered water deliveries of 55 acre-feet and 11 acre-feet of WISE water, paying $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million for this water. The cost of WISE water to the members is based on the water rates charged by Aurora Water and can be adjusted each January 1. As of January 1, 2022, WISE water was approximately $6.13 per thousand gallons and such rate will remain in effect through calendar 2022. As of November 30, 2022, the rate that goes into effect January 1, 2023, had not been released.

Sky Ranch Community Authority Board

The Sky Ranch CAB and the Company’s agreements with the Sky Ranch CAB are described in greater detail in Note 15 to the 2022 Annual Report.

The Sky Ranch Districts and the Sky Ranch CAB are quasi-municipal corporations and political subdivisions of Colorado formed for the purpose of providing service to the Company’s Sky Ranch property.Ranch. The Sky Ranch CAB was formed to, among other things, design, construct, finance, operate and maintain certain public improvements for the benefit of the property within the boundaries and/or service area of the Sky Ranch Districts. For the public improvements to be constructed and/or acquired, it is necessary for each Sky Ranch District, directly or through the Sky Ranch CAB, to be able to fund the improvements and pay its ongoing operations and

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maintenance expenses related to the provision of services that benefit the property. To fund these improvements, the Company and the Sky Ranch CAB entered into various funding agreements obligating the Company to advance funding to the Sky Ranch CAB for specified public improvements constructed from 2018 to 2023. All amounts owed under the agreements bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum. Any advances not paid or reimbursed by the Sky Ranch CAB by December 31, 2058 for the first phase and December 31, 2060 for the second phase shall be deemed forever discharged and satisfied in full.

As of November 30, 2021,2022, the balance of the Company’s advances to the Sky Ranch CAB for improvements, including interest, net of reimbursements from the Sky Ranch CAB totaled $29.5total $18.5 million. The advances have been used by the Sky Ranch CAB to pay for construction of public improvements. The Company submits specific costs for reimbursement to the Sky Ranch CAB that have been certified by an independent third-party. The Company anticipates providing additional funding of $10.4approximately $4.3 million for construction of public improvements to the Sky Ranch CAB induring the remainder of fiscal 2023 related to Phase 2A of the Sky Ranch development.

In fiscal 2022, related to the first subphase of the second development phase at Sky Ranch.

In addition to the note receivable,through a competitive bidding process, the Sky Ranch CAB is obligated to refundawarded the Company $0.5 million for the reimbursementa contract to construct fencing around Phase 2A of construction costs from the Southeast Metropolitan Stormwater Supply Authority (SEMSWA).  These costs will be distributed to the Sky Ranch CAB uponMaster Planned Community. The contracted bid price is $0.3 million, which will be recognized as revenue as the acceptanceconstruction of the stormwater infrastructure by SEMSWA in calendar year 2022. Thefence progresses. During the three months ended November 30, 2022, the Company recordsrecognized less than $0.1 million of revenue related to this reimbursable cost in Trade accounts receivable, net.contract.

Nelson Pipeline Constructors LLC

Through a competitive bidding process, the Sky Ranch CAB awarded Nelson Pipeline Constructors, LLC (Nelson)(Nelson), a contract to construct the wet utility pipelines in the second development phasePhase 2A of Sky Ranch. During the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, the Sky Ranch CAB paid Nelson is a wholly-owned subsidiary of$0.2 million and $3.5 million related to this contract. Nelson Infrastructure Services LLC, which is majority owned by the chairmanchair of the Company’s board of directors.

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NOTE 910 – SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS

The Company has significant customers in its operations. The table below presents the percentage of total revenue for the reported customers for the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021. For the water and wastewater resource development segment,customers, the Company primarily provides water and wastewater services on behalf of the Rangeview District. TheDistrict for which the significant end users include all Sky Ranch homes in the aggregate (21%)combined with the Sky Ranch CAB and 1two oil & gas operator (50%). For the land development segment andoperators. The home builders at Sky Ranch account for lot purchase revenue but also for water and wastewater tap fees, which are reported within the water and wastewater resource development segment, significant customers include Lennar (30%), Challenger (28%) and KB Home (20%).fee revenues.

Three Months Ended

% of Total Revenue Generated From:

November 30, 2022

November 30, 2021

Sky Ranch homes and Sky Ranch CAB in the aggregate

19

%

12

%

Two oil & gas operators

15

%

10

%

KB Home

13

%

16

%

Lennar

9

%

25

%

Challenger

9

%

23

%

Taylor Morrison

%

7

%

NOTE 1011 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

    

November 30, 2022

    

August 31, 2022

Land development costs due to the Sky Ranch CAB - related party

$

2,049

$

2,243

Accrued compensation

329

729

$

390

$

1,325

Other operating payables

 

154

 

248

 

73

 

308

WISE water

15

62

93

32

Operating lease obligations

85

84

Operating lease obligation, current

77

76

Property taxes

57

50

225

164

Professional fees

20

51

55

115

Rental deposits

9

7

9

Due to Rangeview - related party

638

Total

$

2,718

$

4,105

Total accrued liabilities

$

920

$

2,029

Land development costs due to the Sky Ranch CAB

$

640

$

536

Due to Rangeview Metropolitan District

13

24

Total accrued liabilities - related parties

$

653

$

560

NOTE 1112 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company is required to report 2reports two operating segments which meet GAAP segment disclosure requirements, namely the water and wastewater resource development segment and the land development segment. A potential third segment, theThe single-family rentals, although not currently material to operations and not a required segment disclosure, is presented within the operating segment information below for informational purposes.

The water and wastewater resource development businesssegment includes sellingproviding water and wastewater services to customers, which water is provided by the Company using water rights owned or controlled by the Company, and developing infrastructure to divert, treat and distribute that water and collect, treat and reuse reclaimed wastewater. The land development segment includes all the activities necessary to develop and sell finished lots, which as of and for the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, was done exclusively at the Company’s Sky Ranch Master Planned Community. The single-family rental business includes the monthly rental fees received from the renters under the non-cancellable annual leases.

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and collect, treat and reuse reclaimed wastewater. The land development segment includes all the activities necessary to develop and sell finished lots, which as of and for the three months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020, was done exclusively at the Company’s Sky Ranch Master Planned Community.

The tablestable below present the measure of profit and assets used to assess the performance of the segment for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended November 30, 2021

Water and

    

wastewater

resource

(In thousands)

    

development

    

Land development

Single-family rental

    

    Total

Total revenue

    

$

1,072

    

$

3,193

$

8

    

$

4,273

Cost of revenue

 

(495)

 

(531)

 

(3)

 

(1,029)

Depreciation and depletion

 

(354)

 

 

 

(354)

Total cost of revenue

 

(849)

 

(531)

 

(3)

 

(1,383)

Gross profit

$

223

$

2,662

$

5

$

2,890

Three Months Ended November 30, 2020

Three Months Ended November 30, 2022

(In thousands)

    

Water and wastewater resource development

    

Land development

Single-family rental

    

    Total

Total revenue

    

$

794

    

$

521

$

25

    

$

1,340

Cost of revenue

 

723

 

215

 

10

 

948

Depreciation and depletion

 

378

 

 

 

378

Total cost of revenue

 

1,101

 

215

 

10

 

1,326

Segment (loss) profit

$

(307)

$

306

$

15

$

14

    

Water and

    

 

wastewater

 

resource

Three Months Ended November 30, 2021

(In thousands)

    

development

    

Land development

Single-family rentals

    

Total

    

Water and wastewater resource development

    

Land development

Single-family rental

    

    Total

Total revenue

$

2,512

$

2,356

$

$

4,868

$

1,072

$

3,193

$

8

$

4,273

Cost of revenue

 

(661)

 

(1,719)

 

 

(2,380)

 

495

 

531

 

3

 

1,029

Depreciation and depletion

 

(365)

 

 

 

(365)

 

354

 

 

 

354

Total cost of revenue

 

(1,026)

 

(1,719)

 

 

(2,745)

 

849

 

531

 

3

 

1,383

Gross profit

$

1,486

$

637

$

$

2,123

Segment profit

$

223

$

2,662

$

5

$

2,890

The following table summarizes total assets for the Company’s water and wastewater resource development business and land development businesstotal assets by segment. The assets consist of water rights and water and wastewater systems in the Company’s water and wastewater resource development segment andsegment; land, inventoriesland development costs and deposits in the Company’s land development segment.segment; and the cost of the homes in the single-family rental line. The Company’s other assets (“Corporate”(Corporate) primarily consist of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, equipment, and related party notes receivables.

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

    

November 30, 2022

    

August 31, 2022

Water and wastewater resource development

$

57,158

$

57,791

$

62,181

$

63,064

Land development

39,363

32,844

27,260

25,522

Single-family rental

1,008

2,730

1,715

Corporate

18,822

26,542

35,866

38,928

Total assets

$

116,351

$

117,177

$

128,037

$

129,229

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NOTE 1213 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company’s earningsEarnings per share (EPS) was(EPS) is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Certain outstanding options are excluded from the diluted EPS calculation because they are anti-dilutive (i.e., their assumed conversion into common stock would increase rather than decrease EPS). For the three months ended November 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, the Company excluded 0610,395 options and 180,000505,005 options as thebecause their impact was anti-dilutive.

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

    

2021

    

2020

Net income

$

1,514

$

845

Basic weighted average common shares

23,917,908

23,866,740

Effect of dilutive securities

301,328

169,739

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

24,219,236

24,036,479

Earnings per share - basic and diluted

$

0.06

$

0.04

Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

Net income

$

159

$

1,514

Basic weighted average common shares

23,985,788

23,917,908

Effect of dilutive securities

102,105

301,328

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share

24,087,893

24,219,236

Earnings per share - basic

$

0.01

$

0.06

Earnings per share - diluted

$

0.01

$

0.06

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NOTE 1314 – INCOME TAXES

The income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items. As of November 30, 2021,2022, the Company is estimating an annual effective tax rate of approximately 25%. Each quarter, the estimate of the annual effective tax rate is updated, and if the estimated effective tax rate changes, a cumulative adjustment is made. There is a potential for volatility of the effective tax rate due to various factors.

The provision for income taxes is recorded at the end of each interim period based on the Company’s best estimate of its effective income tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year taking into accountconsidering any items requiring discrete recognition. Income tax information for the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 areis as follows:

Three Months Ended

 

November 30,

November 30,

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

2021

    

2020

 

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

 

Effective income tax rate

24.0

%

24.6

%

45.0

%

24.0

%

Income tax expense (benefit):

Income tax expense:

Current

$

471

$

134

$

(36)

$

471

Deferred

 

6

 

126

 

166

 

6

Total

$

477

$

260

$

130

$

477

Income taxes paid:

Federal

$

3,450

$

$

$

3,450

State

 

 

 

 

Total

$

3,450

$

$

$

3,450

DeferredThe effective income taxes reflecttax rate for the tax effects of temporary differencesthree months ended November 30, 2022, was impacted by adjustments related to reconciling items between the carrying amounts of assetsCompany’s books and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liability as of November 30, 2021 and August 31, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2021

    

August 31, 2021

Deferred tax assets (liabilities):

    

  

    

  

Depreciation and depletion

$

(2,282)

$

(2,360)

Non-qualified stock options

 

561

 

547

Accrued compensation

56

141

Deferred revenues

29

41

Other

 

15

 

16

Net deferred tax liability

$

(1,621)

$

(1,615)

returns.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)(MD&A), “we,” “us,” “our” and "Pure Cycle" refer to Pure Cycle Corporation and all entities owned or controlled by Pure Cycle Corporation. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, related MD&A and discussion of our business included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2021 (“20212022 (2022 Annual Report”Report) filed with the United States (U.S.(U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)(SEC) and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations reported and summarized below are not necessarily indicative of future operating results, and future results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements (refer to “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Form 10-Q; Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in this Form 10-Q; and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 20212022 Annual Report for further discussion).

We are a diversified water resource and land development company. At our core, we are a wholesale water and wastewater service provider, and we develop land we own into master planned communities. Our newest business is the development of single-family homes held for rental purposes. Both the land development and single-family home rental lines of business generate customers and usage fees for our water and wastewater resource development business.

Recent Developments and Economic Conditions

The housing market experienced tremendous growth for several years through 2022. However, in the third quarter of 2022, the housing market deteriorated rapidly. This has continued through the date of this filing and shows signs of continuing into 2023. This deterioration was caused by multiple factors including; the war in Ukraine, which has impacted supplies of food, fertilizer and fuel, increasing inflation; and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which continues to impact global economies, mortgage interest rates, the rate of inflation, supply chains, distribution networks and consumer behavior around the world. The United States Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) remains aggressive in its actions to combat inflation, which is having a negative impact on the housing market due to rising mortgage rates. As a result, 30-year fixed mortgage rates continued to rise and ended the quarter at their highest level in over 15 years. The magnitude and speed of these recent rate increases has caused many buyers to pause and reconsider a home purchase.

Despite this, we believe several long-term land development and housing market fundamental factors remain positive. For example, available lots and housing supply-demand remain imbalanced due to a decade-plus of underproduction of new homes in relation to population growth, and low resale home inventory. While we remain confident in the long-term growth prospects for the industry given these and other factors, the current demand for new homes is subject to continued uncertainty due to many factors. The combination of sharply higher mortgage interest rates since early 2022, several years of rising housing prices, elevated inflation, and various other macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns are moderating housing demand, which are expected to continue into 2023. Like many other businesses, our contractors have experienced delays in receiving materials and parts, rising costs, and labor shortages. However, we have been able to adjust our purchases and operations enough to reduce the impact these factors have on our construction and other activities. Specifically, we have delayed the start of construction on Phase 2B to avoid incurring development costs when market demand has declined, and it is uncertain how long demand will remain depressed. Given current conditions, we plan to continue to monitor market dynamics and surrounding community performance to determine timing of additional construction expenditures at Sky Ranch. We believe our reasonably priced lots and the low inventory of entry level housing in the Denver market will help Sky Ranch navigate the changing market better than other surrounding and significantly higher priced communities. The severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, as well as the current inflationary environment, remain uncertain and it is difficult for us to estimate the extent to which these conditions will impact our financial results and operations in future periods.

Our future performance and the strategies we implement (and adjust or refine as necessary or appropriate) will depend significantly on prevailing economic, homebuilding industry, credit, and financial market conditions and on a stable and constructive political and regulatory environment (particularly regarding housing and mortgage loan financing policies). The Federal Reserve’s aggressive raising of the federal funds interest rate and other measures during calendar 2022 to moderate persistent U.S. inflation, and the further actions it has stated it intends to take, are expected to be an ongoing headwind for the housing market into 2023 as they have elevated mortgage loan interest rates and created macroeconomic uncertainty and volatility across financial markets. In addition, we and our homebuilding partners continue to experience services and supply constraints and rising and volatile raw material prices. Prolonged supply chain disruptions and other production-related challenges could extend or delay our construction cycle times and intensify construction-related cost pressures beyond our experience in fiscal 2022. In addition, consumer demand for our homes, and our ability to grow our scale,

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revenues, and returns in fiscal 2023 could be materially and negatively affected by the above-described monetary policy impacts or other factors that curtail mortgage loan availability, employment or income growth or consumer confidence in the U.S. or in the Colorado markets. The potential extent and effect of these factors on our business is highly uncertain, unpredictable, and outside our control, and our past performance should not be considered indicative of our future results.

Additionally, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we continue to enforce many safety measures enacted to protect the health and well-being of our employees, customers, business partners, and their families. We have been able to maintain our level of efficiency with the use of video conferencing and electronic data sharing platforms. We were informed that our builder customers continue to use precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their employees, customers, business partners, and their families. The most dramatic impact on our operations has been the delay in inspections, the permit process and other activities requiring the involvement of governmental agencies due to employee shortages and pandemic-related restrictions imposed on their operations. All our operations are in Colorado and travel and related restrictions have not impacted our operations.

Our Business Strategy

Over the past 30+ years,

For more than three decades we have accumulated a large portfolio of valuable water rights and land interests in Colorado. We have added an extensive network of wholesale water production, storage, treatment and distribution systems, and wastewater collection and treatment systems that we use to serve domestic, commercial, and industrial customerswater demands in the eastern Denver metropolitan region. Our primary land asset, Sky Ranch, is in one of the most active development areas in the Denver metropolitan region along the rapidly developing I-70 corridor, and we are developing lots at Sky Ranch for residential, commercial, retail, and light industrial uses. We also have launched a single-family rental business where we are rentingrent homes in Sky Ranch to families under annual lease agreements. We plan to expand this new line of business to more than 200 rental units over the next several years.

Although we currently report our results of operations in two segments,through our water and wastewater resource development segment and our land development segment, we operate these segments as a cohesive business designed to provide a cost effective, sustainable, and value-added business enterprise. As our single-family rental business grows and becomes material, it could likely become our third reportable business segment.

Water and Wastewater

Water resources throughout the western United States and more prominently in Colorado are a scarce and valuable resource. Our portfolio of 29,500over 29,900 acre-feet of water is comprised of groundwater, designated basin groundwater, and surface water supplies. Our other significant water assets include 26,000 acre-feet of adjudicated reservoir sites, two wastewater reclamation facilities, multiple water treatment facilities, potable and raw water storage facilities, wells and water production facilities, and roughly 50 miles of water distribution and wastewater collection lines. Our water supplies and wholesale facilities are in southeast Denver, an area which is limited in both water availability and infrastructure to produce, treat, store, and distribute water and wastewater. We believe this provides us with a unique competitive advantage in offering these services.

We provide wholesale water and wastewater service to local governments includingfor both residential and commercial customers. The local governments we service include the Rangeview Metropolitan District (Rangeview District)(Rangeview District), Arapahoe County, the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board (Sky(Sky Ranch CAB)CAB), and the Elbert and Highway 86 Commercial Metropolitan District (Elbert(Elbert 86 District)District). Our mission is to provide sustainable, reliable, high-quality water to our customers and collect, treat, and reuse wastewater using advance water treatment systems, which produce high quality reclaimed water we can reuse for outdoor irrigation and industrial demands. By using and reusing our water supplies, we proactively manage our valuable water rights in the water-scarce Denver, Colorado region which dramatically reduces the environmental impact of our water resource operations. We design, permit, construct, operate and maintain wholesale water and wastewater systems that we own or operate on behalf of governmental entities. We also design, permit, construct, operate, and maintain retail distribution and collection systems that we own or exclusively operate on behalf of our governmental customers. Additionally, we handle administrative functions, including meter reading, billing and collection of monthly water and wastewater revenues, regulatory water quality monitoring, sampling, testing, and reporting requirements to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

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Revenues for our water operations are dependent on us growing the number of customers we serve. If we are unable to add customers to our systems and sell taps to builders, our revenues could be negatively impacted. We currently are the developer of the Sky Ranch communityMaster Planned Community which is the main driver of our tap sales. Additionally, prolonged periods of hot and dry weather generally cause increased water usage for watering lawns, washing cars, and keeping parks irrigated. Conversely, prolonged periods of dry weather

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could lead to drought restrictions and limited water availability. Despite our substantial water supply, customers may be required to cut back water usage under such drought restrictions which would negatively impact metered usage revenues. We have addressed some of this vulnerability by instituting minimum customer charges which are intended to cover fixed costs of operations under all likely weather conditions.

Land Development

Our Land Development segment is primarily focused on the developing the Sky Ranch Master Planned Community located along the booming I-70 corridor to provide residential, commercial, retail, and light industrial lots. Sky Ranch is zoned to include up to 3,4003,200 single-family and multifamily homes, parks, open spaces, trails, recreational centers, and schools. Additionally, Sky Ranch is zoned to include over two million square feet of retail, commercial, and light industrial space, which is the equivalent of approximately 1,6001,800 residential units, meaning the Sky Ranch community at build-out will include a total of roughly 5,000 residential and equivalent units. Our land development activities include the design, permitting, and construction of all the horizontal infrastructure, including, storm water, drainage, roads, curbs, sidewalks, parks, open space, trails, and other infrastructure to deliver “ready to build” finished lots to home builders and commercial customers. Our land development activities generate revenue from the sale of finished lots as well as construction revenues from activities where we construct infrastructure on behalf of others. Land development revenues come from our home builder customers under specific agreements for the delivery of finished lots. Additionally, pursuant to certain agreements with the Sky Ranch CAB and its related metropolitan districts, on their behalf we construct public infrastructure such as roads, curbs, storm water, drainage, sidewalks, parks, open space, trails etc., the costs of which are reimbursed to us by the Sky Ranch CAB through funds generated from property taxes, fees or the issuance of municipal bonds.

Our land development activities provide a strategic complement to our water and wastewater services because a significant component of any master planned community is providing high quality domestic water, irrigation water, and wastewater to the community. Having control over land and the water and wastewater services enables us to build infrastructure for potable water and irrigation distribution, wastewater and storm water collection, roads, parks, open spaces, and other investments efficiently and to manage delivery of these investments to match take-down commitments from our home builder customers without significant excess capacity in any of these investments.

We have been developing the Sky Ranch community since 2017. We are developing it in phases, which is anticipated to take at leastapproximately eight to ten more years until itsit is fully built out. In 2017, we began the initial development phase of Sky Ranch when we entered into separate contracts with Richmond American Homes, Taylor Morrison, and KB Home, pursuant to which we sold a total of 505 total single-family, detached residential lots at Sky Ranch. Pursuant to these agreements, we were obligated to construct infrastructure and other public improvements as well as wholesale infrastructure improvements (i.e., a wastewater reclamation facility and wholesale water facilities), all of which are substantially complete as of November 30, 2021. As of November 30, 2021, we have incurred $35.8 million of the total estimated $35.9 million in costs related to the development of the first phase of Sky Ranch. We anticipate all the remaining estimated costs will be incurred during fiscal 2022. We believe most of the remaining costs will be reimbursable to us from the Sky Ranch CAB as described in greater detail below. The total cost of the initial development phase included $32.2 million of estimated public improvements which are reimbursable to us from the Sky Ranch CAB. Of this amount, as of November 30, 2021, we have received a total of $10.9 million in reimbursements from the Sky Ranch CAB. We believe remaining reimbursables, and associated interest, will be repaid to us from future fees, property taxes, and municipal bonds generated by the Sky Ranch CAB as the project continues to grow its assessed value and tax base. As homes at Sky Ranch have sold faster than anticipated (as of November 30, 2021, there are approximately 435 homes sold and occupied in the first development phase), and assessed values have exceeded early estimates, the Sky Ranch CAB has developed an established tax basis, which we believe supports the intent and ability of the Sky Ranch CAB to repay us being probable of occurrence. We also believe a substantial portion of the amounts owed to us by the Sky Ranch CAB will be repaid when the Sky Ranch CAB issues municipal bonds. We anticipate the next bond offering will be during our fiscal 2022.

During our fiscal 2021, we began construction on the second development phase at Sky Ranch. For this phase, we entered into separate contracts with KB Home, Lennar Colorado, Melody (a DR Horton Company) and Challenger Homes to sell 804 single-family attached and detached residential lots at Sky Ranch.Ranch, and we retained 46 lots for use in our single-family home rental segment. The second development phase will incorporate approximately 250 acres and is planned to be completed in four sub-phases.sub-phases (referred to as Phase 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D). Due to our strong performance in the first phase of the Sky Ranch project, we were able to realize an

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approximate 40% increase in our average lot prices. For example, we increased our sales price for a 50’ foot lot from $75,000 to $108,000 and added an escalation clause that increases the prices depending on timing of payments. The timing of cash flows includes certain milestone deliveries such as the completion of governmental approvals for final plats, installation of wet utilities, and final completion of lot deliveries.

In February 2021, we began construction on the first subphase of the second development phasePhase 2A at Sky Ranch, which is platted for 229 residential lots. We have retained ten of these lots for use in our single-family rental business. As of November 30, 2021,2022, we have received plats and substantially completed the gradingwet and wetdry utilities, installationroads, and sidewalks for the first subphase.Phase 2A. Contracts with three of the four homebuilders include milestone payments as construction progresses.progresses, with the contract with the fourth homebuilder having one payment due at delivery of the finished lot (i.e. the transfer of the title). As of November 30, 2022, we have received substantially all payments related to the sale of the 219 lots in Phase 2A, which totaled $18.4 million. We recognize the revenue earned under these contracts over time using the percentage of completion method to measure progress. As a result of the construction activities completed on this first subphase of the second development phase, we have received a total of $7.7 million in milestone payments. We estimate the first subphase is just over 43% complete,progress, which resulted inaligns the recognition of $2.7 million of lot sale revenue duringwith the requisite service period. During the three months ended November 30, 2021. The final milestone payments2022 and 2021, due to the construction progress, we recognized $0.5 million and $2.9 million of $3.6lot sale revenue related to construction at Sky Ranch. Phase 1 of the Sky Ranch development is complete, and all revenue has been recognized. Phase 2A is

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approximately 80% complete, for which we have recognized $14.6 million from these three builders will be due when we completeof lot sales revenue since construction began on Phase 2A, with the lots, which is anticipated to be in fiscal 2022. The remaining $6.4$3.8 million of revenue willto be recognized over time as the first subphase ofPhase 2A construction is completed, which we expect towill be substantially done with this first subphase within twelve-months.  The fourth builder contract is a finished lot contract recognized atbefore the point-in-time control transfers to the builder, which means when we complete their 64 first subphase lots, anticipated to be in June 2022. We will receive $7.0 million in cash as controlend of the completed lots is transferred to that builder.our fiscal 2023.

Payments for lot sales and the related revenue for the remaining three subphases of the second development phasePhases 2B, 2C, and 2D will occur as construction of those phases occurs. We believe the next subphase construction of Phase 2B will begin in the fallsummer of 2023, which we delayed the start of Phase 2B due to the slowing of the housing market in late 2022. We further believe it will take approximately three more years to complete construction and sell the finished lots in all four subphases of the second development phase, depending on the market conditions and permitting process.

In addition to the lot sales and reimbursables described above, from the start of development at Sky Ranch through November 30, 2021,2022, we have received $14.2$18.5 million of water and wastewater tap fees from the three homebuilders, which is for all 505 taps sold in Phase 1 and we expect an additional $1.0 million117 of tap fees will be received during fiscal 2022 related to the first development phase.219 taps sold in Phase 2A. Timing of tap sales on the second development phase is dependent on when homebuilders begin requesting building permits. TotalFees charged per water tap revenue from the 219 lots under contract with the homebuilders are dependent on lot sizes and average water useusage across a broad range of housing product types including duplexes and townhomes, whichtownhomes. For Phase 2A we estimate water and wastewater tap fees will exceed $4.0 million.

Single-Family Rentals

During our fiscal 2021, we launched a new line of business we are referring to as our single-family rental business. During our initial development phasePhase 1 of Sky Ranch, we retained ownership of four residential lots for use in this business. As of November 30, 2021,2022, we have finished building three single-family homes which we own, maintain, and have leased to qualified renters under one-year lease terms. TheConstruction of the fourth home isbegan in the planning2022 and permitting stage,it was completed and we expectrented to begin construction before the end of our second quarter of fiscala qualified renter in December 2022. We intend to expand our single-family rentals in our second development phase of Sky Ranch by building and renting homes on the 46 lots we did not sell to our home builder partners.partners, ten of which are in Phase 2A and are currently under construction, which we expect to be ready for rental at various dates throughout our fiscal 2023.

We capitalize the costs of the homes and amortizewhen applicable depreciate the costs over five to thirty-years depending on the asset class.periods not exceeding thirty-years. Lease income is recorded monthly as earned. We began recognizing monthly lease income for the first three rental units on November 1, 2021.

COVID-19Results of Operations

As

Executive Summary

For the COVID-19 pandemic continues,three months ended November 30, 2022, we have continuedgenerated net income of $0.2 million, a decline from the comparable period in 2021 of $1.3 million or 89%. The decrease was primarily driven by decreased lot sales being recognized as we slowed construction on Phase 2A due to enforce many safety measures enacted to protect the healthdecline in the housing market and well-being of our employees, customers, business partners, and their families. While state and local mandates have been eased, we continue to encourage voluntary vaccinations and healthy practices such as hand washing, disinfecting, social distancing, and face coverings when necessary. We have been able to maintain our level of efficiency with the use of video conferencing and electronic data sharing platforms. We were informed that our builder customers also took precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their employees, customers, business partners, and their families. These measures varied by builder. As a result, some of our builder customers reported material net housing order declinesweather conditions resulting in 2021. However, they are also reporting material increases in orders since the stay-at-home orders have been reduced. The most dramatic impact on our operations has been the delay in inspections, the permit processplanned landscaping construction, and a reduction in water being used by oil and gas operators electing to drill wells in other counties due to lease deadlines and other activities requiring governmental agencies duefactors outside our control. The items noted above were partially offset by one time income events related to expansive work restrictions imposedadditional land use payments received from oil and gas operators for future drilling purposes and interest income recognized on their operations. We expect COVID-19 to continue to play a rolethe note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB.

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in potential delays related to the second filing at Sky Ranch due to rapidly changing governmental orders, city and country shutdowns, and public health concerns. Mainly, we have experienced delays in the permitting process through the county which has delayed the construction progress of the Phase two of the Sky Ranch development. All our operations are located in Colorado and travel and related restrictions have not impacted our operations. Like many other businesses, our contractors have experienced delays in receiving materials and parts, but we have been able to adjust our purchases and operations enough to reduce the impact this has had on our construction and other activities.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Executive Summary

The table below presents the summarized consolidated financial results.

Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except for water deliveries and taps sold)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Water and wastewater resource revenue

$

794

$

1,072

$

(278)

(26)

%

Land development revenue

Lot sales

513

2,945

(2,432)

(83)

%

Project management fees

8

248

(240)

(97)

%

Single-family rental

25

8

17

313

%

Total revenue

1,340

4,273

(2,933)

(69)

%

Water and wastewater resource cost of revenue

1,101

849

252

30

%

Land development cost of revenue

215

531

(316)

(60)

%

Single-family rental cost of revenue

10

3

7

333

%

Total cost of revenue

1,326

1,383

(57)

(4)

%

General and administrative expense and depreciation

1,503

1,410

93

7

%

Operating income

(1,489)

1,480

9

1

%

Other income, net

1,778

511

1,267

248

%

Income from operations before income taxes

289

1,991

(1,702)

(85)

%

Income tax expense

(130)

(477)

(347)

(73)

%

Net income

$

159

$

1,514

$

(1,355)

(89)

%

Basic EPS

$

0.01

$

0.06

$

(0.05)

(83)

%

Diluted EPS

$

0.01

$

0.06

$

(0.05)

(83)

%

Water delivered (thousands of gallons)

67,530

77,254

(9,724)

(13)

%

Water and wastewater taps sold

4

9

(5)

(56)

%

For the first quarterthree months ended November 30, 2022, total revenue decreased as compared to 2021, primarily due to reduced revenue related to lot sales as Phase 2A, which is nearly 80% complete, was slowed due to the declining housing market, and Phase 2B has not started yet due to the slowing housing market. These declines were coupled with lower water fees recognized due to less construction and less initial seeding irrigation water used in our service area in 2022, and a reduction in tap sales also due to the slowing of fiscalthe housing market.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, we generatedcosts of revenue increased as compared to 2021, primarily due increased WISE water purchases and increased allocations of payroll costs incurred in our water and wastewater operations. Additionally, due to the fact that our Sky Ranch water and wastewater systems are relatively new, the systems are not operating at full capacity at this time which impacts the productivity of the infrastructure as the facilities are designed to operate at full capacity. Until they are, costs are expected to remain volatile and not necessarily increase and decrease with the related revenues.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, general and administrative expense remained consistent with 2021.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, other income, net income of $1.5increased $1.3 million or $0.06 per common share. This is an increase of 79.2% over the first quarter of fiscal 2021 net income of $0.8 million or $0.04 per common share. The growth in net income was positively impacted by increased lot sales248% due to construction of the second phase progressing, for which our margins increased substantially as a we are no longer recognizing reimbursable public improvements as part of the cost of development. Instead, they are now recorded as receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB. Additionally, we recognized interest income recorded on the note receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB. These increases were partially offset by declines in water usage revenues fromCAB related to reimbursable public improvements and project management fees, and the receipt of $0.9 million for right-of-way and surface use agreements with oil and gas sales, declines in tap salesoperators related to oil and increases in general and administrative expenses.gas drilling activities.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

(In thousands, except for water and lot deliveries and taps sold)

    

2021

    

2020

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Water and wastewater resource development revenue

$

1,072

$

2,512

$

(1,440)

(57)

%

Land development revenue

3,193

2,356

837

36

%

Single-family rental

8

8

%

Total revenue

4,273

4,868

(595)

(12)

%

Water and wastewater development cost of revenue

(849)

(1,026)

(177)

(17)

%

Land development cost of revenue

(531)

(1,719)

(1,188)

(69)

%

Single-family rental cost of revenue

(3)

3

%

Total cost of revenue

(1,383)

(2,745)

(1,362)

(50)

%

General and administrative expense

(1,410)

(1,170)

240

21

%

Other income, net

511

152

359

236

%

Income taxes

(477)

(260)

217

83

%

Net income

$

1,514

$

845

$

669

79

%

Basic EPS

$

0.06

$

0.04

$

0.02

50

%

Diluted EPS

$

0.06

$

0.04

$

0.02

50

%

Water delivered (thousands of gallons)

77,254

103,893

(26,639)

(26)

%

Water and wastewater taps sold

9

36

(27)

(75)

%

Total revenueFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, water deliveries decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to declines indecreased water and wastewater tap sales and water used for oil and gas operations. Tap sales declined as the initial development phase at Sky Ranch is nearing completion and no taps have been sold in the second development phase as of November 30, 2021. Oil and gas operations declined due mainlyrelated to the first quarterestablishment of fiscal 2021 being positively impacted by a prepaid water purchase contract expiring unused resulting in recognitionnew sod, reduced park and public space irrigation, and the slowing of revenue during that period that did not recur in fiscal 2022. The declines were offset partially by increased municipal water usage revenue due to the continued development of Sky Ranch and increased lot sales recorded as construction progresses on the second development phase.activities.

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Costs of revenue decreased inFor the first quarter of fiscalthree months ended November 30, 2022, as compared to 2021 primarily due to decreases in land development costs due to phase one being nearly complete. Additionally, we are now recording the reimbursable public improvements as a receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB resulting in lower cost of sales being recorded for land development activities at Sky Ranch.

General and administrative expense increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to increased head count and increases in certain legal and professional fees due to the second development phase at Sky Ranch.

Net other income increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to interest income recognized on the outstanding note receivable related to reimbursable public improvements.

Income tax expense increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to higher pre-tax net income during the quarter.

Water deliveries declined for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to a decline in water sold to oil and gas operators.

Water and wastewater tap sales declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 due to timing of closings at Sky Ranch. Tap sales are driven by builders obtaining building permits in anticipation of home closings. No permits have been issued for the second development phase asAs of November 30, 2021,2022, permits issued for Phase 2A were limited to model homes and two ofall the three builders are sold out in the first development phase. As construction nears completion on Phase 2A and builders start taking contracts for homes, we anticipate tap sales to increase.

Water and Wastewater Resource Development Results of Operations

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except for water deliveries)

    

2021

    

2020

    

$ Change

    

% Change

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Metered water usage from:

 

 

Municipal water usage

$

321

$

167

$

154

92

%

$

121

$

147

$

(26)

(18)

%

Oil and gas operations usage

386

1,199

(813)

(68)

%

Commercial water usage

392

560

(168)

(30)

%

Wastewater treatment fees

55

42

13

31

%

63

55

8

15

%

Water and wastewater tap fees

261

1,083

(822)

(76)

%

150

261

(111)

(43)

%

Other revenue

49

21

28

133

%

68

49

19

39

%

Total segment revenue

1,072

2,512

(1,440)

(57)

%

794

1,072

(278)

(26)

%

Water service costs

(289)

(545)

(256)

(47)

%

479

289

190

66

%

Wastewater service costs

(129)

(92)

37

40

%

138

130

8

6

%

Depreciation

(354)

(365)

(11)

(3)

%

378

354

24

7

%

Other

(77)

(24)

53

221

%

106

77

29

38

%

Total expenses

(849)

(1,026)

(177)

(17)

%

1,101

850

251

30

%

Segment operating income

$

223

$

1,486

$

(1,263)

(85)

%

$

(307)

��

$

222

$

85

38

%

Water deliveries (thousands of gallons)

On Site

19,984

2,642

17,342

656

%

2,304

3,805

(1,501)

(39)

%

Export - Commercial

6,106

2,353

3,753

159

%

Commercial sales - export water and other

10,477

1,993

8,484

426

%

Sky Ranch

17,372

12,298

5,074

41

%

16,748

33,551

(16,803)

(50)

%

Wild Pointe

6,942

6,496

446

7

%

7,131

6,942

189

3

%

O&G operations

26,850

80,104

(53,254)

(66)

%

30,870

30,963

(94)

(0)

%

Total water deliveries

77,254

103,893

(26,639)

(26)

%

67,530

77,254

(9,724)

(13)

%

MunicipalFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, residential water usage increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 asrevenue decreased largely attributable to fewer new homes with sod being established, which requires more water. Commercial water usage revenue declined compared to 2021 primarily due to new Sky Ranch customers indecreased water sales because of slowing construction activities, and some of the irrigation water delivered to irrigate parks at the end of the irrigation season were not billed as the water was delivered for us to balance our water andstorage facilities in preparation for winter storage requirements resulting in higher usage without corresponding revenues.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, wastewater resource development segment as well as increased water usage due to landscaping and irrigation usage.

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Wastewater treatment fees increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022slightly as compared to 2021 primarily due to new Sky Ranch customers in our water and wastewater resource development segment.

WaterFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, water and wastewater tap sales declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 due to timing of closings at Sky Ranch. Tap sales are driven by building permit applications and are not contractually established with the builders, and no permits have been issued for the second development phase asbuilders. As of November 30, 2021,2022, permits issued for Phase 2A were limited to model homes, and two of theall three builders are sold out in the first development phase. As construction nears completion on Phase 2A and builders start taking contracts for homes, we anticipate tap sales to increase. During the three months ended November 30, 2021,2022, the average price of a Sky Ranch water and wastewater tap was $34,000 per tap, compared to $31,000 per tap for the three months ended November 30, 2020.2021.

WaterFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, water service costs decreased during the first quarter of fiscal 2022increased as compared to 2021 primarily due to the reduced purchase ofincreased WISE water for oilpurchases, higher payroll allocations, and gas operations.the fact that our systems are not at full capacity resulting in less-than-optimal operating efficiency which results in costs not necessarily being correlated to revenues or water usage.

WastewaterFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, wastewater service costs increased duringwere consistent with 2021.

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For the first quarter of fiscalthree months ended November 30, 2022, water deliveries decreased at Sky Ranch due to fewer new homes with sod being established.  At Wild Pointe water deliveries increased as compared to 2021 primarily due to more homes built and occupied within the new Sky Ranch water reclamation facility being online for the entire quarter and requiring more staff to run.development.

Other costs of revenue increased during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to costs to construct a special facility for WISE.

Water deliveries decreased during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to the reduced water used in oil and gas operations offset by increased Export water usage, related to increased irrigation water usage, new Sky Ranch and Wild Pointe customers and increased landscaping and irrigation water usage in these neighborhoods.

Land Development Results of Operations

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

November 30,

November 30,

(In thousands, except for lots delivered)

    

2021

    

2020

    

$ Change

    

% Change

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Lot sales

$

2,945

$

2,356

$

589

25

%

$

513

$

2,945

$

(2,432)

(83)

%

Project management revenue

248

248

8

248

(240)

(97)

Total revenue

3,193

2,356

837

36

%

521

3,193

(2,672)

(84)

%

Land development construction

(528)

(1,669)

(1,141)

(68)

%

Sky Ranch property tax

(3)

(50)

(47)

(94)

%

Total costs of revenue

(531)

(1,719)

(1,188)

(69)

%

Land development construction and project management costs

215

531

(316)

(60)

%

Segment operating income

$

2,662

$

637

$

2,025

318

%

$

306

$

2,662

$

(2,356)

(89)

%

Lots delivered

%

LotFor the three months ended November 30, 2022, lot sales revenue increased in first quarter of fiscal 2022decreased as compared to 2021 due to the progress made on the secondtiming of development phaseactivities at Phase 2A at Sky Ranch. Additionally,Ranch, even though the price per lot for delivered lots in the second development phase increased onan average of 40% over the first development, but the entire second phase perphase. Per lot revenue willis expected to remain consistent. Revenueconsistent for threeall four subphases of the four builder contracts in the second development phase unless contracts are renegotiated or builders do not participate in Phases 2B, 2C or 2D and we sell the lots to other builders. Revenue for builder contracts is recognized over time with progress measured under the percent of completion method. Therefore, revenue will fluctuate due to timing of construction activities throughout the second phase.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2021 Additionally, lot sale revenue declined as we didhave not recognize project management revenues duebegun construction on Phase 2B as we initially planned. Due to the determination that reimbursable costs due fromslowing of the Sky Ranch CAB were not deemed probablehousing market, we delayed the start of collection. Inconstruction of Phase 2B until later in fiscal 2023.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2021, we determined collection of project management fees was probable and after that point began recognizing project management fees as revenue.

Landthree months ended November 30, 2022, land development construction costs decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to phase one being nearly complete, and reimbursable public improvements being reflected as a receivable from the Sky Ranch CAB instead of as a cost of land development.

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Sky Ranch property taxes decreased in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to the improved lots being soldsame reasons noted above related to the homebuilders. Our current basisdecrease in the Sky Ranch land is low as the land is not yet improved for residential and commercial use. All 505 of the initial lots have been sold to home builders.lot sale revenue.

Single-Family Rental Results of Operations

In fiscal 2021, we began construction on three homes that were completed and put into service on November 1, 2021. All three homes were rented effective November 1, 2021, under one year lease agreements. The revenuesFor the three months ended November 30, 2021, the revenue presented in the consolidated financial statements are forstatement of operations is the first month of rent on all three homes, which will be recorded monthly throughout the terms of the leases.amount earned since November 1, 2021. The costs reflected as cost of sales for the rental units include a pro-rata share of the annual property taxes and insurance related specifically to the rental units as well as immaterial fees related to the operations and maintenance assessments from the Sky Ranch CAB whichthat are assessed to all homesevery home in Sky Ranch. Our tenants are responsible for all other utilities including water and wastewater services paid to us. In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, we contracted for the construction of the fourth rental home, which was completed and rented in December 2022. In the third quarter of fiscal 2022, we contracted for the construction of ten rental units in Phase 2A, which we anticipate being completed and ready for rental nearbeginning in the endsecond or third quarter of our fiscal 2022.2023.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financial Position

As of November 30, 2021,2022, our working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was $22.4$24.0 million, which included $12.9$16.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.equivalents and $15.0 million of treasury notes which will mature in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. We believe that as of November 30, 20212022 and as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have sufficient working capital to fund our operations for the next twelve12 months. Our expected obligations for the next twelve12 months are described below.

Sky Ranch Development

The first development phase atPhase 1 of the Sky Ranch development is substantially complete, with approximately $0.2 million remaining to be spent.complete. We began construction on Phase 2 of the second development phaseSky Ranch in February 2021.2021, which is being done in four subphases, of which Phase 2A is the only one being actively developed. We estimate total costs to complete the infrastructure (including public improvements) for the 850 lots in the second phase of Sky Ranch to betotal $65.0 million. Of this, we anticipate spending $20.5$18.8 million in the next twelve12 months, and we anticipate receiving $17.9$18.8 million in milestone and completed lot payments from the home builders over the same period. We also believeThe amounts we willexpect to spend and receive payments from the Sky Ranch CAB against the note receivable in the next twelve months either from unencumbered funds atare

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dependent on when we start construction on Phase 2B. If we delay starting Phase 2B beyond our current expected start date, we would likely spend and receive significantly less than the Sky Ranch CAB due to recurring tax payments received by the Sky Ranch CAB or from one or more bond issuances. There are no assurances the Sky Ranch CAB will be able to issue bonds during this period; however, based on discussions with the Sky Ranch CAB board, we believe the Sky Ranch CAB will complete one or more bond offerings for at least $16.0 million in the next twelve months.amounts noted above. We believe future revenues from water and wastewater tap fees as well as progress payments from our homebuilder customers and our existing cash balances will fund our obligations for the next 12 months.

Single-Family Rental Construction Contract

In fiscal 2022 we entered two separate contracts with a local builder to construct eleven rental units at Sky Ranch to be used in our single-family rental business. The total contracted costs for all eleven units is $3.6 million, which as of November 30, 2022, we had incurred $1.8 million of costs related to the construction of these units. We anticipate incurring the remaining $1.8 million in our fiscal 2023.

ECCV Capacity Operating System

The Rangeview District may purchase water produced from East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District’s (ECCV)(ECCV) Land Board system, which we would pay for pursuant to our funding agreements with the Rangeview District. Our costs associated with the use of the ECCV system were a flat fee of eight thousand dollars$8,000 per month from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2021. From January 1, 2021 through April 2032, the fee decreased to three thousand dollars$3,000 per month. Additionally, we pay a fee per 1,000 gallons of water produced from the ECCV system, which is included in the water usage fees charged to customers. The ECCV system is anticipated to continue to cost us approximately ten thousand dollars per month to maintain going forward.

South Metropolitan Water Supply Authority (SMWSA)(SMWSA) and the Water Infrastructure Supply Efficiency Partnership (WISE)(WISE)

We have entered into a financing agreement that obligates us to fund the Rangeview District’s cost of participating in WISE. We anticipate investing $1.7$1.0 million in 20222023 and $5.8up to $6.0 million in total for the fiscal years 20232024 through 2025 to fund the Rangeview District’s obligation to purchase water and infrastructure for WISE, its obligations related to SMWSA, and the construction of a connection to the WISE system. In exchange for funding the Rangeview District’s obligations in WISE, we have the sole right to use and reuse the Rangeview District’s 9% share of the WISE water and infrastructure to provide water service to the Rangeview District’s customers and to receive the revenue from such service. Our current WISE subscription entitles us to approximately three3.0 million gallons per day of transmission pipeline capacity and up to 900 acre feetacre-feet per year of water.water by the end of the term.

Summary Cash Flows Table

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2022

    

November 30, 2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

Cash (used) provided by:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Operating activities

$

(758)

$

(5,954)

��

$

5,196

87

%

Investing activities

(17,179)

(2,248)

(14,931)

(664)

%

Financing activities

(114)

1,000

(1,114)

(111)

%

Net Change in cash

$

(18,051)

$

(7,202)

$

(10,849)

(151)

%

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, operating activities used a net $0.8 million of cash, which is due to positive net income being offset by the use of cash to fund construction activities (including the public improvements) at Sky Ranch, and timing of when payments are remitted to vendors.  We anticipate continuing to spend cash for the construction activities at Sky Ranch for the foreseeable future.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, investing activities used $17.2 million in cash. The majority of this was related to us purchasing $15.0 million of treasury notes to capitalize on increased interest rates and the purchase of three water wells in the Lost Creek Designated Groundwater Basin for $0.3 million.

For the three months ended November 30, 2022, financing activities used $0.1 million of cash, mainly due to the acquisition of the remaining CAA obligations.

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Summary Cash Flows Table

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

    

November 30, 2021

    

November 30, 2020

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

Cash (used) provided by:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Operating activities

$

(5,954)

$

6

$

5,948

99,141

%

Investing activities

$

(2,248)

$

(499)

$

1,749

350

%

Financing activities

$

1,000

$

(1)

$

999

99,900

%

Operating activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 used a net $5.9 million of cash, which is due to positive net income for the quarter being offset by income tax payments, use of cash to fund public improvements at Sky Ranch, and timing of when we remitted payables to vendors.  

Investing activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 used $2.2 million in cash. The majority of this was related to the land development activities in the second phase of Sky Ranch.

Financing activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2022 produced $1.0 million of cash, mainly from us receiving $1.0 million in proceeds from a loan to fund construction of the new single-family rental units.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our only off-balance sheet arrangement consists of the contingent portion of the CAA as described in Note 7 to the 2021 Annual Report.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are described in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” within Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 23 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” included in our 20212022 Annual Report. With the exception of updates to significant accounting policies discussed in Note 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, theThe accounting policies and estimates used in preparing our interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended November 30, 20212022 are the same as those described in our 20212022 Annual Report. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies during the quarterthree months ended November 30, 2021.2022. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAPaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our 20212022 Annual Report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

The President and the Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures during our fiscal 2021,2022, as well as of November 30, 2021,2022, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on the fiscal 2021 evaluation, the President

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and the Chief Financial Officer each concluded that, during fiscal 20212022 and as of November 30, 2021,2022, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective due to a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting resulting from ineffective controls related to management’s preparation and review of spreadsheets which compromised the integrity of the spreadsheets used to support and record transactions related to the public improvement reimbursable amounts and related interest income. To address this material weakness, management devoted, and plans to continue to devote, significant effort and resources to the remediation and improvement of its internal control over financial reporting by implementing additional steps in the review process of various complex schedules that support accounting entries on a monthly and quarterly basis or moving these manual tracking and reconciliation processes to a more automated process through the purchase of a software system. Management will continue to assess the new controls and procedures throughout fiscal 2022 before it is able to conclude the material weakness over internal controls is fully remediated.effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No significant changes were made to our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter outside of those activities described under the Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company is continuingthat have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to assess additional modifications to itsmaterially affect, our internal controls required to remediate the material weakness noted above and ensure other spreadsheet controls are properly designed and operating effectively.control over financial reporting.

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PART II –II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As of the date of this filing, the Company and its operations continue to be subject to the risk factors previously disclosed in "Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our 2021 Annual Report.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number

Description

31.1

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

31.2

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

32.1

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. **

32.2

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. **

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document. *

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. *

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *

104

Cover page formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PURE CYCLE CORPORATION

/s/ Kevin B. McNeill

    

Kevin B. McNeill

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

January 10, 202213, 2023

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